The Shell fuel can is a civillian pattern that was common from about the late 20's well into the 50's and 60's, and were produced for just about EVERY petrol and oil company. The multitude of variations on these cans is a sufficient to be a field of collecting and recording in it's own right. These Shell cans come in upward of a dozen variations and have been made with SHELL written vertically on the sides.
The design (and dimensions) were eventually adopted to become the 2 Gal POL can used by Commonwealth armies.
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